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the white house, zoraida, after really not being happy with the pace of negotiations a week before last, sent treasury secretary tim geithner to the hill to talk to house republicans and lay out what really has been public, what president obama wants, or at least his opening offer for deficit reduction, about $1.6 trillion in new taxes and significantly less in spending cuts. in entitlement reform, and now you have the white house really sensing that they have some leverage here, saying to house republicans, you know what? you go ahead and you put the meat on the bones when it comes to this really politically precarious part of entitlement which is often construed as cutting entitlements like medicare. here's what tim geithner said. >> we laid out a program of how we do it in what stages with $600 million of spending cuts in ten years over entitlement programs. the thing now is for them to come to us and say here's what we think makes sense. we've told them hat we think makes sense. they have to come tell us. >> so he's drawing a line there in the sand. we also heard over the weekend fr
the white house, zoraida, after really not being happy with the pace of negotiations a week before last, sent treasury secretary tim geithner to the hill to talk to house republicans and lay out what really has been public, what president obama wants, or at least his opening offer for deficit reduction, about $1.6 trillion in new taxes and significantly less in spending cuts. in entitlement reform, and now you have the white house really sensing that they have some leverage here, saying to...
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won't negotiate well let's just do these automatic across the board spending cuts may be the only way we can get democrats to cut the budget. >> some out there in the financial markets they say look we need to cut four times more than the president is proposing under his $4 trillion plan. i'm curious your take why the president has been silent. i guess this is strategic. boehner gave an interview a press conference. he's giving a press conference tomorrow. earlier cnn was told the president won't say anything but tonight we heard he'll make a statement tomorrow. >> the election was two days ago. today is thursday. he'll make a statement tomorrow. markets are volatile and reacting. that's why the president wants to say something before he goes asia. we do need to hold down spending. no question. nobody is suggesting that this compromise is not going to involve significant limitations on spending. and much more spending limitation than tax increase. but there has to be revenue component to get this to work. >> steve, i think that will happen actually. the question is whether you can get
won't negotiate well let's just do these automatic across the board spending cuts may be the only way we can get democrats to cut the budget. >> some out there in the financial markets they say look we need to cut four times more than the president is proposing under his $4 trillion plan. i'm curious your take why the president has been silent. i guess this is strategic. boehner gave an interview a press conference. he's giving a press conference tomorrow. earlier cnn was told the...
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their big fear is that both the iranians and president obama have an interest in having these talks drag on through much of the year. the iranians because they think it would put off an attack. president obama because he doesn't want to get into a confrontation that would raise oil prices and gasoline prices. >> it seems like iran was saying why don't you lift sanctions, united states which seemed shocking after all of this and there being no takeaway other than people agreed that they would talk again. >> right. and when you talk to the administration about the lifting of sanctions, the timing of this action for action is the great diplomatic dance here. so the u.s. has a very gradated list of what kind of sanctions they could either lift or just not put in place when sanctions are supposed to kick in in a deeper way this summer. i don't think that will be satisfactory to the iranians who want everything lifted right away. >> it was army day. there was a lot of pomp and circumstance. and then he said and you can see him there with the sunglasses on and i quote if any aggression is made
their big fear is that both the iranians and president obama have an interest in having these talks drag on through much of the year. the iranians because they think it would put off an attack. president obama because he doesn't want to get into a confrontation that would raise oil prices and gasoline prices. >> it seems like iran was saying why don't you lift sanctions, united states which seemed shocking after all of this and there being no takeaway other than people agreed that they...
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house during contentious negotiations with congress in 2010. >> i have a general rule, which is that whatever he asks me about my advice and whatever i say should become public only if he decides to make it public. he can say whatever he wants. but we -- >> reporter: obama hopes pc president clinton can woo voters in the south and some rust belt states. the obama campaign is featuring clinton in ads and hitting up his network of wealthy donors. obama and clinton appeared at a fund-raiser together last month at the home of long typosupporter terry mcauliffe, raising $2.1 million. >>> no lawyer, no phone call and i will have your papers, please, now. that's what a woman who was born in the united states was told at the border just before she was sent to mexico. i'm going to explain this one in a moment. d@ [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfectio
house during contentious negotiations with congress in 2010. >> i have a general rule, which is that whatever he asks me about my advice and whatever i say should become public only if he decides to make it public. he can say whatever he wants. but we -- >> reporter: obama hopes pc president clinton can woo voters in the south and some rust belt states. the obama campaign is featuring clinton in ads and hitting up his network of wealthy donors. obama and clinton appeared at a...
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the big fear is that both the iranians and president obama have an interest in having these talks drag on through much of the year and the iranians because they think it would put off any attack and president obama because he clearly doesn't want to get into a confrontation that could raise oil prices and gasoline prices between now and the election. >> what's interesting is it seems like iran was saying lift the sanctions, united states, it went so well last week which seemed shocking after this and no take away other than that people were agreed they would talk again. >> right. when you talk to the administration about the lifting of sanctions, the timing of this kind of action for action was the diplomatic dance here. the u.s. has a very grade ated list of what kind of sanctions they could either lift or just not put in place when sanctions are supposed to kick in in a deeper way this summer. i don't think that's going to be satisfactory to the iranians who want everything lifted right away. >> and ahmadinejad spoke today and it was army day and big audience and a lot of pomp and ci
the big fear is that both the iranians and president obama have an interest in having these talks drag on through much of the year and the iranians because they think it would put off any attack and president obama because he clearly doesn't want to get into a confrontation that could raise oil prices and gasoline prices between now and the election. >> what's interesting is it seems like iran was saying lift the sanctions, united states, it went so well last week which seemed shocking...
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yes. >> president obama wants republicans to sign off on the wealthy tax hike before any negotiations about send spending cuts dpin. >>> a cloud of political uncertainty hanging over venezuela. hugo chavez is traveling to cuba for surgery for a third time. this time he named the vice president to replace him in case something was to happen to them. earlier parliament votes unanimously to give him permission leave the country. >>> a man who shot three people to death on an indian reservation in california has been killed. police near fresno were involved in the shoot-out with the man that reportedly opened fire earlier on several people, three of whom died. his two young daughters were wounded, and police chased the suspect and said he shot at them, too. >>> the national menorah in front of the white house, illuminated tonight, marking the start of hanukkah. of course, no hanukkah celebration would be complete without a spinning draddel. >> the big event at the nation's capital, president obama will be inaugurated for a second term and that means plenty of turnover among his top adviso
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on the fiscal cliff negotiations, president obama, house speaker john boehner, met face to face at the white house today for the first time in more than three weeks. we do not have any details about today's conversations but reps on both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the two men last met on november 16th. also today, another republican senator announced his support for raising tax rates on wealthy americans. tennessee senator bob corker says if the gop agrees to the wealthy tax hike, republicans would be better positioned to negotiate for bigger spending cuts on social security and medicare. >> there is a growing group of folks that are looking at this and realizing that we don't have a lot of cards as it relates to the tax issue before year-end. a lot of people are putting forth a theory and i think it has merit where you give the president the 2% increase that he's talking about, the rate increase on the top 2%. and all of a sudden, the shift goes back to entitlements. and all of a sudden, once you give him the rate on the top 2%, it's actually much lesser tax inc
on the fiscal cliff negotiations, president obama, house speaker john boehner, met face to face at the white house today for the first time in more than three weeks. we do not have any details about today's conversations but reps on both sides say the lines of communication remain open. the two men last met on november 16th. also today, another republican senator announced his support for raising tax rates on wealthy americans. tennessee senator bob corker says if the gop agrees to the wealthy...
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. >> this is not the end-all be all of the negotiations. there's a lot of big and hairy problems facing the country that president obama and congress will want done, so there's a lot of room and space and time, four long years for negotiations. sometimes the democrats will have more leverage and sometimes the republicans will have more leverage. >> right. people yell it's not fair, it's not fair, everybody does it. >> it's not four years. we will have a debt ceiling conversation in a few months. you have to remember that this is rapid fire. as soon as we get passed the fiscal cliff, president obama will have to meet again with boehner to discuss the debt ceiling. >>> steven baldwin was arrested and when he was released he wanted to come on this show and explain himself. that's next. reas are reporting reas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never
. >> this is not the end-all be all of the negotiations. there's a lot of big and hairy problems facing the country that president obama and congress will want done, so there's a lot of room and space and time, four long years for negotiations. sometimes the democrats will have more leverage and sometimes the republicans will have more leverage. >> right. people yell it's not fair, it's not fair, everybody does it. >> it's not four years. we will have a debt ceiling...
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obama said he was for it. there's always differences between the veep and the president and that's why the president makes the decisions at the end of the day. what's strikingly similar between romney and ryan are their approaches to how to save and protect the entitlement programs so we don't bankrupt the country. they're both willing to make changes for young people, for future generations while making no changes for seniors. a lot of similarities there. the exact details, the presidential candidate always prevails. >> robert, there's been lots of conversation about ryan's budget plans and ryan's medicare plan and some of that is because mitt romney's plan, the 59-point plan are not really detailed. is that fair? when you think about it is it fair to pin ryan's plan on mitt romney? >> well, when you have a president running for office who has been very vague about all of these plans, when asked what specifically is he going to do to balance the budget or to -- what is he going to cut or what loopholes is he
obama said he was for it. there's always differences between the veep and the president and that's why the president makes the decisions at the end of the day. what's strikingly similar between romney and ryan are their approaches to how to save and protect the entitlement programs so we don't bankrupt the country. they're both willing to make changes for young people, for future generations while making no changes for seniors. a lot of similarities there. the exact details, the presidential...
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poll believe obama and the gop should compromise to get thing off a cliff. we have to give and we see the difference ideologically, but in all kinds of trixie deductions and so on and a flat income tax increase on wealthy americans. what's the ideological difference. wealthier people pay a little more tax. >> it's not a ideological difference. what can raise the money most efficiently and effectively to create economic growth that's going to create jobs for people. one of the things i talked about during the campaign was cutting the corporate tax for manufacturing. you want to create jobs that are here in america that are going to create good-paying jobs that create things that people will consume here in it country. let's do something to get this manufacturing economy revved up and going. it's picked up a little bit with lower energy prices. we can do things in the tax code to create jobs here and get some of that wealth, invest it in manufacturing plants facilities, which are construction jobs and the manufacturing jobs after that. we had something -- we'r
poll believe obama and the gop should compromise to get thing off a cliff. we have to give and we see the difference ideologically, but in all kinds of trixie deductions and so on and a flat income tax increase on wealthy americans. what's the ideological difference. wealthier people pay a little more tax. >> it's not a ideological difference. what can raise the money most efficiently and effectively to create economic growth that's going to create jobs for people. one of the things i...
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in which barack obama appealed to the taliban for negotiations. they've been in talk with u.s. officials. that's something that happened a number of months ago in qatar, one of the states where u.s. officials met with taliban representatives. the talks, those beginning talks about talks collapsed after the last few disastrous months. the taliban pulling out and u.s. and afghan officials saying those contacts have ceased. there is no word to talk about this. and i was curious to listen to barack obama talk about this path of reconciliation ahead. i think there are many concerns that the taliban is just biding its time. there is a popular saying here. while the americans have an expensive watch, it's the taliban who have the time, piers. >> indeed. thank you very much. turn to general kimed. when you hear what the president was saying today, i was struck by the use of the counterterrorism that people are putting out today. hasn't that been what this has always been? has it been a war in any conventional sense? and did america ever hope to win a war in afghanistan? or hasn't it re
in which barack obama appealed to the taliban for negotiations. they've been in talk with u.s. officials. that's something that happened a number of months ago in qatar, one of the states where u.s. officials met with taliban representatives. the talks, those beginning talks about talks collapsed after the last few disastrous months. the taliban pulling out and u.s. and afghan officials saying those contacts have ceased. there is no word to talk about this. and i was curious to listen to barack...
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so obama did something strange today. he said i want the bush tax cuts settled before the election and then after the election we'll have a big negotiation over tax reform. doesn't quite make sense because it's probably going to be able to do tax reform if the bush tax cuts are still on the table after the election. so frankly i think the president knows there is no chance of this passing through congress but wants to have the argument, his whole strategy is he wants the american people to settle the deadlock in washington, to choose one ideology over the other. that's what this is really about. >> so if it doesn't happen by the end of the year, when, with the lame duck congress? >> then it's tricky terrain. you could do it in a lame duck congress or they could extend them for a few months and then you could use those few months to settle the issue. remember, a year ago today the president and baer ended their talks on a grand bargain. they were tantalizing close to settling this. >> but it didn't go anywhere. we'll just
so obama did something strange today. he said i want the bush tax cuts settled before the election and then after the election we'll have a big negotiation over tax reform. doesn't quite make sense because it's probably going to be able to do tax reform if the bush tax cuts are still on the table after the election. so frankly i think the president knows there is no chance of this passing through congress but wants to have the argument, his whole strategy is he wants the american people to...
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why did president obama do this? because what's happening here now is republicans would very much, would they would like to do is force eric holder to resign. they would like to have a major, major resignation five months before the elections and claim one of the top officials of the united states in a quote, scandal. the president doesn't want to let that happen. he respects eric holder. he wants to fight. >> jessica, david's point was is th is such a bigger issue. this is election year politics. it's a public battle. it's less about the status of the attorney general. >> reporter: let me show you that a little more. there are two things i'd like to point out. we're not talking about the documents that relate to the actual case, the actual details of this case whether guns, how guns crossed the border, et cetera. what we're talking about is e-mails and documents that followed the investigation. they are looking to now subpoena documents about how should, what should we turn over, press inquiries related to the inves
why did president obama do this? because what's happening here now is republicans would very much, would they would like to do is force eric holder to resign. they would like to have a major, major resignation five months before the elections and claim one of the top officials of the united states in a quote, scandal. the president doesn't want to let that happen. he respects eric holder. he wants to fight. >> jessica, david's point was is th is such a bigger issue. this is election year...
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complicated, acrimonious and now president obama says the fiscal cliff negotiations are personal. not that negotiations are taking place so far as we know. the process has paused while speaker boehner holds a vote on a measure that quite a few republicans have already rejected. speaker boehner calls it plan "b." as you may have heard, it would raise income taxes on people who earn more than $1 million a year. the president wants higher rates to start at $400,000. the speaker says he would couple his tax hike with a repeal on limits to income tax deductions and exemptions. the white house calls that another gift to the rich. both sides want spending cuts, but the president also wants the debt ceiling raised high enough to get us through 2014. i could go on and on, i don't know if you got all that because it's complicated. but i know that cnn's dana bash knows every ounce of this stuff. what's the story about plan "b" and the vote? tell me about plan "b." is the vote actually scheduled? is there any hope for this thing to pass? and what's the point of it? >> reporter: yes, there's a
complicated, acrimonious and now president obama says the fiscal cliff negotiations are personal. not that negotiations are taking place so far as we know. the process has paused while speaker boehner holds a vote on a measure that quite a few republicans have already rejected. speaker boehner calls it plan "b." as you may have heard, it would raise income taxes on people who earn more than $1 million a year. the president wants higher rates to start at $400,000. the speaker says he...
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there were senior officials in obama's white house who just didn't like him. it was very personal, acrimonious fight. what happened was their infighting essentially stalled american policy in trying to come up with a plan to get to negotiations. it wasn't like the taliban were sitting at the other end of the table. this is what they were seeking to do. what i detail in this book is the real nasty infighting that got very personal. excluding holbrooke from meetings. forbidding him from using government planes. trying to slip talking points to the president of the united states after excluding holbrooke from a meeting with president karzai. >> childish stuff that came with a steep price. >> we had troops on the ground, fighting, dying to try to protect the afghan people, to beat back the taliban, and trying to get to peace talks. however difficult and elusive they were was a key part of what president obama wanted. this was something that the president wanted. both sides in this fight wanted the same goal. they were just caught up in a personality clash. >> you'
there were senior officials in obama's white house who just didn't like him. it was very personal, acrimonious fight. what happened was their infighting essentially stalled american policy in trying to come up with a plan to get to negotiations. it wasn't like the taliban were sitting at the other end of the table. this is what they were seeking to do. what i detail in this book is the real nasty infighting that got very personal. excluding holbrooke from meetings. forbidding him from using...
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. >> president obama wants republicans to agree to the wealthy tax hike before any negotiations about spending cuts begin. >>> just after midnight gay couples living in washington state made history joining in the first legal same-sex marriages in the state. the governor signed the voter approved referendum into law on wednesday. >>> mexican authorities say they have found the wreckage of a small plane believed carrying mexican american singer jenny rivera and six others. the plane had been missing since early this morning. reportedly lost contact with air-traffic controllers after taking off from monterey, mexico. authorities believe no one survived the crash. rivera is the mother of five children. >>> the national menorah in front of the white house was illuminated marking the start of the 5ieight-day jewish holiday hanukkah. ♪ of course, no hanukkah celebration would be complete without a spinning dreidel. this one danced to music performed by the u.s. navy band. >>> all the talk about the fiscal cliff may seem like a far off debate over politics in washington, but the reality is
. >> president obama wants republicans to agree to the wealthy tax hike before any negotiations about spending cuts begin. >>> just after midnight gay couples living in washington state made history joining in the first legal same-sex marriages in the state. the governor signed the voter approved referendum into law on wednesday. >>> mexican authorities say they have found the wreckage of a small plane believed carrying mexican american singer jenny rivera and six...
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and president obama who has done less to negotiate free trade agreements than any president in modern history. [ overlapping speakers ] >> do you know how long those -- >> guys, the worst part of this conversation is having to interrupt it. when we come back, we're going to give everybody our unsolicited advice. stay right here. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. >>> all right. we're back here in downtown charlotte at the arena where the gavel is about to drop. just a few minutes away of the final night of the democratic national convention. president obama is going to speak. we might have some other speakers. anybody
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. >> but that's because you have an obama, somebody that's a radical and who doesn't know how to negotiate. remember, clinton had been governor 12 years. so clinton understand how to deal with legislators, and he understood under our constitution, if i didn't schedule it, it wouldn't pass, and if he didn't sign it, it wouldn't become law, so we had a deep interest in learning how to work with each other. i don't have any sense that obama has either the temperament or skills or the interest in learning to work with john boehner. >> how to deal with republicans mainly on the tea party side, they have been quoted saying whatever it takes to make this guy a one term president, we have to get him out. >> we had a huge freshman class in 1994. it was the first majority in 40 years. we will an enormous freshman class. they had to come in. as senator lindsey graham will come in, a lot of stuff they did, they were too impatient, looking back. he knows i was trying to develop a growing republicanism hadn't been there 40 years. it was frustrating and hard and difficult. people of goodwill should be ab
. >> but that's because you have an obama, somebody that's a radical and who doesn't know how to negotiate. remember, clinton had been governor 12 years. so clinton understand how to deal with legislators, and he understood under our constitution, if i didn't schedule it, it wouldn't pass, and if he didn't sign it, it wouldn't become law, so we had a deep interest in learning how to work with each other. i don't have any sense that obama has either the temperament or skills or the...
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middle east negotiator writes, syria isn't rwanda and it certainly is not barack obama's primary responsibility but does that mean the need to stop the killing, 12,000 dead and counting, is any less urgent and acute? aaron david millers my guest. to stop the killing with diplomas circumstance you need cooperation. when you have the russian president, you just heard him there, essentially saying, no, it is not me. i am no the propping up assad. secretary clinton says, oh, yes, you are. i don't see a recipe for compromise. >> that is right. putin looks at this frankly as a former great power seeking to regain its status and prestige. it is not going to be able to. they have watched their clients, saddam, gadhafi, we are asking them to muscle the iranians on the nuclear issue. this is the one key state, syria, has had a key relationship for the last 40 years and they are determined to do everything they possibly can to preserve their influence. that does not mean rolling over for the united states and they also feel they were burned to some degree on the libyan operation. what you see is what you
middle east negotiator writes, syria isn't rwanda and it certainly is not barack obama's primary responsibility but does that mean the need to stop the killing, 12,000 dead and counting, is any less urgent and acute? aaron david millers my guest. to stop the killing with diplomas circumstance you need cooperation. when you have the russian president, you just heard him there, essentially saying, no, it is not me. i am no the propping up assad. secretary clinton says, oh, yes, you are. i don't...
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a big laugh in your face rejection from republicans over the obama administration's opening negotiation on the fiscal cliff. we're going to take to steny hoyer about what this means for talks from here. and he's defending susan rice and his fellow republicans hammer away at her. former presidential candidate ambassador jon huntsman is going to join us to explain all this. and the best part about this, abby huntsman, his daughter, is going to be on the panel. kind of like their first joint appearance. we're saying ever. we have to fact check that. but we're making history this morning. plus russell simmons bringing art to kids in urban areas. why he's so passion about this cause. and this is a picture everyone on the planet is talking about. the cop who warmed the hears of everyone who's seen this photo, he's going to join us. that and much more coming up on "starting point." it's like 15 minutes away. it's friday. what could be better? >> that is a sharpie, not a pen. thought i'd correct you. >> 44 minutes past the hour. people on the west coast bracing for the threat of flooding and mu
a big laugh in your face rejection from republicans over the obama administration's opening negotiation on the fiscal cliff. we're going to take to steny hoyer about what this means for talks from here. and he's defending susan rice and his fellow republicans hammer away at her. former presidential candidate ambassador jon huntsman is going to join us to explain all this. and the best part about this, abby huntsman, his daughter, is going to be on the panel. kind of like their first joint...
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the far smarter and sophisticated strategy, i think, is the obama plan because it allows for at least sanctions to work. it gives the prospect of negotiations, and it allows us to leave the threat of force on the table and to use it later at a time of our choosing when it's really necessary. >> mr. ambassador, simply put, will sanctions work against iran? i think everybody looks at cuba and said it doesn't work there. they look at other countries where we've done it. why will they work against iran? >> iran has been under sanctions of one kind or another for 30 years and hasn't made a wit of difference in trmz of their determination to approach the nuclear weapons threshold. in this case these are crippling sanctions on the central bank on their oil exports. we're essentially going for the economic jugular of iran, and the supreme leader there has said they are crippling sanctions. the worry i have is that our theory of the case may actually prove to be wrong. that is to say that we think that by bringing the iranian economy to its knees, the iranians will cry and give up on their nuc
the far smarter and sophisticated strategy, i think, is the obama plan because it allows for at least sanctions to work. it gives the prospect of negotiations, and it allows us to leave the threat of force on the table and to use it later at a time of our choosing when it's really necessary. >> mr. ambassador, simply put, will sanctions work against iran? i think everybody looks at cuba and said it doesn't work there. they look at other countries where we've done it. why will they work...
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president obama says he is modestly optimistic that negotiations could prevent these huge tax hikes and spending cuts from kicking in. >> we don't yet see an agreement, and now the pressure is on congress to produce. if they don't, what i've said is that in the senate we should go ahead and introduce legislation that would make sure middle class taxes stay where they are, and there should be an up or down vote. everybody should have a right to vote on that. if republicans don't like it, they can vote no. >> brianna keilar, she's at the white house. brianna, they're saying they're going to come back to work in a couple of hours. a lot of people have been up a lot longer than that, up earlier, trying to figure out what's going on here. i understand you do have some news. potentially there's a new offer on the table. >> reporter: that's right. according to democratic sources, suzanne, they have gone up to $450,000 as the threshold for those income tax rates for where those bush-era tax cuts would expire. so beyond $450,000 for a family. this is somewhat significant because initially the pr
president obama says he is modestly optimistic that negotiations could prevent these huge tax hikes and spending cuts from kicking in. >> we don't yet see an agreement, and now the pressure is on congress to produce. if they don't, what i've said is that in the senate we should go ahead and introduce legislation that would make sure middle class taxes stay where they are, and there should be an up or down vote. everybody should have a right to vote on that. if republicans don't like it,...
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negotiation effort. it's the only game plan for now. >> as to what the plan b is for syria, we're still on plan a. the annan plan is part of plan a, but we're not betting the farm on a non-plan. >> reporter: while the obama administration says using force to get al assad out is not an option at the moment, it is on the table. >> my job is to provide the commander in chief with options and i think the military option should be considered. >> reporter: cnn has learned that u.s., british, jordanian and israeli military officials are discussing what to do if syria falls apart. the possibilities include sending in troops to protect syria's chemical and biological weapons and providing massive humanitarian assistance. there is a push by some for more immediate action. >> there are certain things and capabilities the united states has that can in conjunction with our arab league partners can provide a tipping point so it would provide certain capabilities to units that we know who are trying to overthrow the as
negotiation effort. it's the only game plan for now. >> as to what the plan b is for syria, we're still on plan a. the annan plan is part of plan a, but we're not betting the farm on a non-plan. >> reporter: while the obama administration says using force to get al assad out is not an option at the moment, it is on the table. >> my job is to provide the commander in chief with options and i think the military option should be considered. >> reporter: cnn has learned that...
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and then drop off, kinda like the negotiator. >>> president obama is putting a spotlight on his energy policy today as his republican opponents try to blame film hear his high gas prices. breanna keilar is traveling with the president. president obama took his energy message to the middle of nowhere. >> long as i'm president we're going to develop every available source of energy. that is a promise that i'm making to you. >> boulder city, nevada, where one of the nation's largest solar plants produces enough power for 17,000 homes. as americans feel the pain at the pump, the president has highlighting what he describes as his all of the above energy strategy. the strategy that relies on producing more oil and gas here in america, but also more biofuels, more fuel-efficient cars, more wind power and as you can see, a whole lot more solar power. >> it's a whirlwind two-day energy tour. in nevada he made the case for his focus on renewable energy. next stop, malgemar, new mexico, at an oilfield on fed ral land, then to southern segment of the controversial keystone excel pipeline. a leade
and then drop off, kinda like the negotiator. >>> president obama is putting a spotlight on his energy policy today as his republican opponents try to blame film hear his high gas prices. breanna keilar is traveling with the president. president obama took his energy message to the middle of nowhere. >> long as i'm president we're going to develop every available source of energy. that is a promise that i'm making to you. >> boulder city, nevada, where one of the nation's...
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obama is re-elected. iran has a history of using the promise of diplomacy to ease international pressure on it. in this case, american officials said they were uncertain whether iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei had signed off on the effort. ". >>> the candidates are staying most of out of sight today. president obama and mitt romney are hunkered down for their final face-off. final preparations are also being made at tomorrow's debate site. that's lynn university in boca raton, florida. you see it will. the verbal dual if will focus this time on foreign policy. wednesday mr. obama plans to pull an all-nighter both in key battleground states to launch a whirlwind tour of six states starting in iowa and he will cast his vote early in chicago on thursday. romney, meanwhile, held his final formal fundraising event last night. he has raised more than $361 million in his latest bid for the white house. >>> president obama has secured the endorsement of ohio's largest newspaper. the cleveland plane d
obama is re-elected. iran has a history of using the promise of diplomacy to ease international pressure on it. in this case, american officials said they were uncertain whether iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei had signed off on the effort. ". >>> the candidates are staying most of out of sight today. president obama and mitt romney are hunkered down for their final face-off. final preparations are also being made at tomorrow's debate site. that's lynn university in...
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>>thanks negotiator. wherever you are. ya, no. he's over here. >>in the refrigerator? >>> our third story "outfront," almost immediately after the mass shooting on friday, new york city mayor michael bloomberg called on president obama and mitt romney to do something about gun violence in america. in an interview with piers morgan which airs tonight, the mayor had a few new questions for the two men running for president. >> i think the first question you might want to ask if you could get the two presidential candidates sitting here across from you, why, governor romney, did you sign a bill outlawing the sale of assault weapons when you were governor of massachusetts, but today don't believe it's the right thing? what changed your mind? why, president obama, when you campaigned through years ago, you campaigned on a promise to try to enact legislation that would ban assault rifles -- assault weapons? again, what changed your mind? >> "outfront" now, john avlon. john, do you think the mayor has a point here? >> i do. and i think he's trying to point out the illogic min
>>thanks negotiator. wherever you are. ya, no. he's over here. >>in the refrigerator? >>> our third story "outfront," almost immediately after the mass shooting on friday, new york city mayor michael bloomberg called on president obama and mitt romney to do something about gun violence in america. in an interview with piers morgan which airs tonight, the mayor had a few new questions for the two men running for president. >> i think the first question you...
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to try to forge a deal on the fiscal cliff, with just six days left to negotiate, a deal to avoid the catastrophic cliff, the president will leave hawaii tonight to try to work on a bargain between democrats and republicans. brianna keilar is traveling with the president in hawaii and joins us now. good morning, brianna. did the president cut his vacation short or was it planned all along? >> reporter: he did cut his vacation short from what was initially planned which was to go through the new year, so yes, he cut it short. i think we have a sense he might be heading back to d.c., carol, you'll recall when talks fell apart last week between house speaker john boehner and the president as the president departed for hawaii he talked to reporters in the briefing room and he said "see you next week" so i think we had a sense he would be coming back earlier than initially planned and it was just a matter of when, not if, and he'll be heading back tonight, that's local time so he'll be traveling overnight, it's quite a long flight, nine or ten hours and he'll be back in d.c. by thursday la
to try to forge a deal on the fiscal cliff, with just six days left to negotiate, a deal to avoid the catastrophic cliff, the president will leave hawaii tonight to try to work on a bargain between democrats and republicans. brianna keilar is traveling with the president in hawaii and joins us now. good morning, brianna. did the president cut his vacation short or was it planned all along? >> reporter: he did cut his vacation short from what was initially planned which was to go through...
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negotiating table. this has not happened. and there is a real issue about what the state of play will be. many people incredibly worried about what happens once the u.s. leaves. as you know, the u.s. is committed under president obama to leave at least by the end of 2014 and there's a huge amount of pressure coming from many corners to leave earlier than that. the taliban is still very active and the whole place could descend into another round of civil war. that's the issue going on there. it will be a big issue for the president going ahead. >> on afghanistan voters did not have a real choice. there wasn't much of a distinction between the two candidates and afghanistan took a backseat to other foreign polishes, including china. both candidates liked to talk about china a lot. it's going through change of its own right now. they will soon have a new world leader to speak of. how will this affect that relationship? >> that's exactly right. it takes place tomorrow. the whole congress is under already un
negotiating table. this has not happened. and there is a real issue about what the state of play will be. many people incredibly worried about what happens once the u.s. leaves. as you know, the u.s. is committed under president obama to leave at least by the end of 2014 and there's a huge amount of pressure coming from many corners to leave earlier than that. the taliban is still very active and the whole place could descend into another round of civil war. that's the issue going on there. it...
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is talking about maybe not going to war, the fact that they've sent offers and offers to negotiate, that they send the negotiator, all these are signs that the iranians are responding to the pressure. they have always behaved like this. they're fairly calculating. and when they see the pressure and when it pinches they begin to act. >> and israel does not get a seat at that table but they obviously have perhaps the highest level of interest in any discussions should the negotiations resume again. listen here the israeli ambassador to the united states. he was on the program yesterday. israel is very skeptical about iran essentially using negotiations to buy more time. >> we know from experience that iran has used talks to delay and stall while it keeps on enriching uranium, while it keeps on developing its international ballistic miss sell program. >> do the israelis have a point? should they be concern. >> the israelis have a point. they should be concerned. it is worth pointing out, however, the iranians did also once freeze the program as a kind of good faith gesture this was dur
is talking about maybe not going to war, the fact that they've sent offers and offers to negotiate, that they send the negotiator, all these are signs that the iranians are responding to the pressure. they have always behaved like this. they're fairly calculating. and when they see the pressure and when it pinches they begin to act. >> and israel does not get a seat at that table but they obviously have perhaps the highest level of interest in any discussions should the negotiations...
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come down to speaker boehner and president obama. we wait, watch and listen to see if there are hints of progress. none so far. >> kate bolduan reporting live from washington. >>> in washington state, love is in the air. same-sex marriage now legal there. at midnight couples lined up to get a license and the very first couple to tie the knot in seattle. two women together for 35 years. right now same-sex marriage is legal in nine states and the nation's capital while civil unions are available in five other states. >>> smoke them if you got. r recreational marijuana is now legal washington state. pot smokers lit up like it was new year's eve. the new voter approved initiative went into effect at midnight. technically this is illegal. for now the seattle police department is turning a blind eye. last night this notice was sent out to all officers. "until further notice, officers shall not take any enforcement action other than a verbal warning for violation of 1-502." what was it like? >> reporter: well, it was certainly interesting.
come down to speaker boehner and president obama. we wait, watch and listen to see if there are hints of progress. none so far. >> kate bolduan reporting live from washington. >>> in washington state, love is in the air. same-sex marriage now legal there. at midnight couples lined up to get a license and the very first couple to tie the knot in seattle. two women together for 35 years. right now same-sex marriage is legal in nine states and the nation's capital while civil unions...
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was quickly overtaken by talk of cia controversies, tax negotiations, and the fierce defense of one of his own. >> reporter: out of the gate, he was asked about the scandal involving david petraeus. >> he had an extraordinary career. he served his country with great distinction. >> he said he has seen no evidence petraeus' actions compromised national security and would not fault the fbi for failing to tell him they've been investigating his intelligence chief for months. >> they have their own protoc s protocols. >> had we been told, then you would sitting here asking a question about why were you interfering in a criminal information. >> reporter: and the president defended susan rice, after republican senators take issue with the comments that rice made on the sunday morning shows on the assault on the u.s. compound in benghazi. >> if senator mccain, senator graham, and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador? who had nothing to do with benghazi? and was simply making
was quickly overtaken by talk of cia controversies, tax negotiations, and the fierce defense of one of his own. >> reporter: out of the gate, he was asked about the scandal involving david petraeus. >> he had an extraordinary career. he served his country with great distinction. >> he said he has seen no evidence petraeus' actions compromised national security and would not fault the fbi for failing to tell him they've been investigating his intelligence chief for months....
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president obama and congressional leaders met today to kick start face to face negotiations. they have 46 days to cut a deal, otherwise massive tax hikes and spending cuts kick in january 1st. >> i think we're all aware we have some urgent business to do. we have to make sure taxes don't go up on middle class families, that our economy remains strong, that we're creating jobs, and that's an agenda that democrats and republicans and independents, people all across the country share. so our challenge is to make sure that, you know, we're able to cooperate together, work together, find some common ground, make some tough compromises, build some consensus, to do the people's business. >> chief business correspondent ali velshi joins me now live from new york. i think of thelma and louise and imagine congress in the front seat driving us off. what does he say about how to get ready for this huge economic pain? did he mention the r word, recession? >> well, he did. this is interesting because a lot of people think, think back to thelma and louise, go over the cliff and it is all do
president obama and congressional leaders met today to kick start face to face negotiations. they have 46 days to cut a deal, otherwise massive tax hikes and spending cuts kick in january 1st. >> i think we're all aware we have some urgent business to do. we have to make sure taxes don't go up on middle class families, that our economy remains strong, that we're creating jobs, and that's an agenda that democrats and republicans and independents, people all across the country share. so our...
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>>thanks negotiator. wherever you are. ya, no. he's over here. >>in the refrigerator? [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. it's law that just makes sense. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. >>> she's 83 years o
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that was a very successful negotiation. it was a compromise. the republicans voted for the ryan plan, which would have reduced obama's spending by $6 trillion. so they only cut it $2.5 trillion. there's a compromise to be made. maybe we don't get as much in spending restraint as the republicans want. but raising taxes on, you know, a little bit doesn't solve the problem of the massive spending problem that we have. doesn't -- >> so we -- >> doesn't get spending down. it just raises taxes. >> okay. so then you almost sound like you're in a compromising -- that's wrong, let me put it but you're in a position interested in compromise is what i'm trying to say. you have the folks sign these taxpayer protection pledges and we talked about this before on the show. and you say this, for the senate, one for the house. one i will oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses and two oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits unless matched dollar for dollar by further reduci
that was a very successful negotiation. it was a compromise. the republicans voted for the ryan plan, which would have reduced obama's spending by $6 trillion. so they only cut it $2.5 trillion. there's a compromise to be made. maybe we don't get as much in spending restraint as the republicans want. but raising taxes on, you know, a little bit doesn't solve the problem of the massive spending problem that we have. doesn't -- >> so we -- >> doesn't get spending down. it just raises...
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butting heads over the fiscal cliff negotiations. only 12 days to go now and it seems like a political stalemate has set in. the president has challenged republicans to, quote, take the deal and stop finding ways to say no to him. meantime the speaker intends to put his plan b up to a vote in the house today. this would extend the bush-era tax cuts on incomes up to $100 million. if it passes and senate democrats block it, which they will, boehner says the president will become responsible for the tax hikes when the nation goes over the fiscal cliff. that's what boehner is trying to suggest here. the president suggests otherwise. paul steinhauser is in washington this morning. whatever progress we had seemed to have stopped short. >> reporter: yeah, the optimism has gone away and both men are playing a political game of chicken. the president making his fiscal cliff comments after announcing some gun control efforts. john boehner coming in front of cameras two hours later. he spoke for 56 seconds before leaving. here's a taste of what
butting heads over the fiscal cliff negotiations. only 12 days to go now and it seems like a political stalemate has set in. the president has challenged republicans to, quote, take the deal and stop finding ways to say no to him. meantime the speaker intends to put his plan b up to a vote in the house today. this would extend the bush-era tax cuts on incomes up to $100 million. if it passes and senate democrats block it, which they will, boehner says the president will become responsible for...
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negotiations with the taliban to try to win his freedom. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> anyone cheering president obama's new stance on same-sex marriage has vice president joe biden to thank. the president himself is now confirming what many had suspected that the vice president forced the president's hand when biden announced his support for gay marriage over the weekend and now we're hearing that's a sore subject at least among some white house insiders. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is working the story for us. what are you hearing over there, jessica? >> reporter: wolf, there are times when a president is more forgiving than his aides and this may be one of those times. some of the president's top aides are deeply annoyed. they acknowledge the president was going to come out and speak out in favor of same-sex marriage before the democratic convention, but boy, are they frustrated that vice president biden made it happen sooner than they wanted. he was planning to say this
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he is being called in as president obama's point man on the fiscal cliff negotiations. he'll meet with congressional leaders this afternoon. republican representative tom cole. >> we have lots of leverage in this negotiation. nobody wants the spending cuts, particularly democrats on the domestic side to go places. this doesn't deal with that. we still have plenty of leverage in the negotiation. i actually think the american people, number one, should never be used as leverage in a negotiation. >> yesterday, president obama met with corporate ceos who said that a compromise is essential to avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff. here is ceo lloyd blankfein. >> reporter: if this were easy, we wouldn't be standing here having come fabs at the white house how to achieve it. it's going to be difficult. i think what we try to do is we try to get in as good a place as we possibly can. i would rather have more of the -- more of the taxes deferred to beyond the period where the economy is weak. >> well, maybe all of this is working. markets around the world are up today, a sign of
he is being called in as president obama's point man on the fiscal cliff negotiations. he'll meet with congressional leaders this afternoon. republican representative tom cole. >> we have lots of leverage in this negotiation. nobody wants the spending cuts, particularly democrats on the domestic side to go places. this doesn't deal with that. we still have plenty of leverage in the negotiation. i actually think the american people, number one, should never be used as leverage in a...